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El Paso County, CO


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Colorado Springs, CO
Designated Market Area: Colorado Springs-Pueblo, CO
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Military Posts

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2024 population: 752,772   ( 20,991 from 2020)
Land area: 2126.4 square miles
Population density: 354.0 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:495,470 65.82% 1.1%
Black:46,2106.14% 6.0%
Indian:4,4050.59% 1.1%
Asian:27,6123.67% 15.6%
2+ races:31,8474.23% 10.4%
Hispanic:147,22819.56% 13.1%
Total non-White:257,30234.18% 11.4%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:39,077 13.3
Deaths:25,1158.6
Net Migration: 7050.2
Net Immigration: 6,0732.1
Change in White population:-5,337 -0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:26,328 3.6




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
622,263
447,94771.99%
35,7925.75%
3,6930.59%
18,4032.96%
21,6163.47%
93,66515.05%
174,31628.01%

2000
516,929
393,81976.18%
32,3936.27%
3,2960.64%
13,9362.70%
14,1102.73%
58,40111.30%
123,11023.82%

1990
397,014
323,61681.51%
27,4456.91%
3,0060.76%
9,5152.40%
n/a
33,4328.42%
73,39818.49%

1980
309,424
258,14383.43%
18,8036.08%
1,3790.45%
5,3741.74%
n/a
25,3108.18%
51,28116.57%

1970
235,972
201,88185.55%
11,1804.74%
5850.25%
1,3180.56%
n/a
20,1158.52%
34,091 14.45%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
80,025 15.5
30,6905.9
29,6995.7
5,5311.1
54,128 10.5
51,206 9.9
1990's
NumberRate
77,188 19.4
25,1956.3
45,92511.6
4,1801.1
70,203 17.7
49,712 12.5
1980's
NumberRate
69,880 22.6
19,200 6.2
39,188 12.7
n/a
65,473 21.2
22,117 7.1
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
29,918 12.7
n/a
56,262 23.8
17,190 7.3

Age, Family & Household Data for El Paso County, CO
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
34.7
171,802 11.6%
1,312,751 88.4%
97,399 6.6%
276,371
2.57
186,698 67.6%
146,588 78.5%
14,392 7.7%
89,673 32.4%

2010
NumberPercent
34.1
162,676 26.1%
459,587 73.9%
62,051 10.0%
235,959
2.56
160,489 68.0%
123,304 76.8%
16,890 10.5%
75,470 32.0%

2000
NumberPercent
33.0
142,140 27.5%
374,789 72.5%
44,578 8.6%
192,599
2.60
135,068 70.1%
109,095 80.8%
12,783 9.5%
57,531 29.9%

1990
NumberPercent
30.3
109,078 27.5%
287,936 72.5%
31,674 8.0%
147,227
2.59
104,914 71.3%
87,464 83.4%
9,716 9.3%
42,313 28.7%

1980
NumberPercent
27.0
90,601 29.3%
218,823 70.7%
20,797 6.7%
108,203
2.72
79,910 73.9%
68,654 85.9%
6,895 8.6%
28,293 26.1%

2022 Housing Data for El Paso County, CO

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units289,809 
Median Value$390,500 
Occupied276,37195.4%
Vacant13,4384.6%
Owned183,10666.3%
Rented93,26533.7%
Median Rent$1,507 
Single-Family Units217,63075.1%
    Detached194,80667.2%
    Attached22,8247.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units48,81316.8%
Mobile Homes8,3492.9%

2022 Income & Employment Data for El Paso County, CO

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00010,1323.7%
$10,000 to $14,9996,7392.4%
$15,000 to $19,9996,9962.5%
$20,000 to $24,9997,4782.7%
$25,000 to $29,9999,0013.3%
$30,000 to $34,9998,5183.1%
$35,000 to $39,9999,4573.4%
$40,000 to $44,9999,5303.4%
$45,000 to $49,9998,6813.1%
$50,000 to $59,99919,4387.0%
$60,000 to $74,99928,89110.5%
$75,000 to $99,99939,12514.2%
$100,000 to $124,99930,75711.1%
$125,000 to $149,99923,0238.3%
$150,000 to $199,99928,10810.2%
$200,000 or more30,49711.0%
Median Household Income82,748 
Per Capita Income41,444 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state93 
Compared to U.S.106 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI10,4393.8%
Public Assistance6,6492.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps25,9219.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed270,23368.5%
Unemployed14,9973.8%
In Armed Forces26,4746.7%
Total Labor Force311,70479.0%
Not in Labor Force82,69021.0%
Real Unemployment Rate 24.8%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector122,45395,50456.2%
Non-Profit11,67120,99935.7%
Self-Employed20,78414,85658.3%
Local Government10,78415,97340.3%
State Government3,4695,32439.5%
Federal Government13,5815,99369.4%
Total Private + Self143,237110,36056.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.39,50548,28945.0%
Total182,742158,64953.5%
Pct. Govt.16.1%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts59,54417.4%
Sales and Office Occupations70,50720.6%
Professional, Technical94,12127.5%
Service Occupations56,49916.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing6840.2%
All others61,60318.0%
White Collar 65.5%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance47,89814.0%
Retail trade38,37011.2%
Professional, scientific, technical33,9849.9%
Educational services33,0539.7%
Construction26,5047.7%
Accommodation and food services24,1447.1%
Manufacturing20,3195.9%
Other services19,3965.7%
Public administration18,4575.4%
Finance and insurance18,2985.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.15,6504.6%
Transportation and warehousing12,3853.6%
Information8,6662.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation7,2752.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing7,1582.1%
Wholesale trade5,3451.6%
Utilities2,9230.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,5230.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction5890.2%
Management3370.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for El Paso County, CO

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican80,06710.96%
Puerto Rican10,7541.47%
Cuban2,5920.35%
Dominican1,2600.17%
Total Central American6,1410.84%
Costa Rican1560.02%
Guatemalan1,2240.17%
Honduran1,3910.19%
Nicaraguan5790.08%
Panamanian1,3330.18%
Salvadoran1,3650.19%
Other Central American930.01%
Total South American4,7540.65%
Argentinean5380.07%
Bolivian910.01%
Chilean4280.06%
Colombian1,6790.23%
Ecuadorian3960.05%
Paraguayan10.00%
Peruvian1,1480.16%
Uruguayan80.00%
Venezuelan4650.06%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic27,4363.76%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino5,1600.71%
Korean4,1450.57%
Chinese2,8630.39%
Indian1,8830.26%
Vietnamese1,7390.24%
Japanese1,6440.23%
Thai3450.05%
Taiwanese2380.03%
Laotian1730.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English607,62588.8%
Spanish49,1607.2%
German, other Germanic4,9260.7%
Other Indo-European4,1370.6%
Korean3,1840.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic3,0360.4%
Other Asian2,8770.4%
Tagalog2,4400.4%
Other2,3790.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German128,63917.6%
English83,77311.5%
Irish75,25610.3%
Italian33,4474.6%
American30,5994.2%
European22,2003.0%
Scottish19,0542.6%
Polish17,4812.4%
French17,0742.3%
Norwegian14,9922.1%
Swedish13,0741.8%
Dutch9,4681.3%
Scotch-Irish9,0701.2%
Welsh6,0940.8%
British5,5410.8%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen709,76397.2%
Not a citizen20,5602.8%
Native680,86393.2%
Foreign-born49,4606.8%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for El Paso County, CO

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
8,879 1.9%16,016 3.3%94,713 19.8%166,845 34.8%117,443 24.5%74,968 15.7%
  Average years of education: 14.2
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 8,879 1.9%
9-12 Years 16,016 3.3%
H.S. Grad or GED 94,713 19.8%
Some College 166,845 34.8%
Bach. Degree 117,443 24.5%
Grad Degree 74,968 15.7%
Average years of education: 14.2

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for El Paso County, CO

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 191,688 178,161 13,527 7.1% 5.1%
1991 193,691 180,211 13,480 7.0% 5.3%
1992 199,616 185,099 14,517 7.3% 6.1%
1993 208,845 195,715 13,130 6.3% 5.4%
1994 224,269 213,529 10,740 4.8% 4.2%
1995 237,520 227,021 10,499 4.4% 4.0%
1996 245,807 234,566 11,241 4.6% 4.2%
1997 252,461 243,020 9,441 3.7% 3.4%
1998 260,701 249,706 10,995 4.2% 3.6%
1999 267,248 258,055 9,193 3.4% 3.0%
2000 264,548 256,881 7,667 2.9% 2.7%
2001 269,256 257,911 11,345 4.2% 3.8%
2002 275,623 258,665 16,958 6.2% 5.7%
2003 280,427 262,914 17,513 6.2% 6.1%
2004 286,362 269,894 16,468 5.8% 5.6%
2005 290,271 274,863 15,408 5.3% 5.1%
2006 297,612 284,032 13,580 4.6% 4.2%
2007 300,057 287,425 12,632 4.2% 3.7%
2008 302,182 285,022 17,160 5.7% 4.9%
2009 301,220 275,602 25,618 8.5% 7.9%
2010 305,347 275,510 29,837 9.8% 9.2%
2011 306,825 278,004 28,821 9.4% 8.7%
2012 306,176 278,707 27,469 9.0% 8.0%
2013 306,626 282,804 23,822 7.8% 6.7%
2014 306,538 288,214 18,324 6.0% 5.0%
2015 307,595 293,988 13,607 4.4% 3.7%
2016 314,650 303,352 11,298 3.6% 3.1%
2017 324,873 314,992 9,881 3.0% 2.6%
2018 334,131 321,943 12,188 3.6% 3.0%
2019 340,870 330,086 10,784 3.2% 2.7%
2020 344,120 319,084 25,036 7.3% 7.3%
2021 354,358 334,200 20,158 5.7% 5.4%
2022 358,771 347,092 11,679 3.3% 3.0%
2023 365,168 352,979 12,189 3.3% 3.2%
2024 382,933 366,543 16,390 4.3% 4.3%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com